The articles that were published in the Channels magazine by the Renewal Fellowship from 1996 to 2006 are indexed on this page. … Read More
Category Archives: Channels
Editorial – Church-State Relations
Throughout the centuries there has always been an interplay between politics and religion and between the spiritual and the secular. Basically, there have been four positions that the church has held at different times and different places in regards to church-state relations. … Read More
Of Church, State and the Political Engagement of Evangelicals
The debate about the relationship between church and state has been reignited. Firstly, we should respond to the misperceptions that are rooted in stereotypes, misunderstanding, or bias, and secondly, it is an opportunity to discuss the relationship between church and state. … Read More
The Church and Public Life
The challenge for the religious community is to nurture public places of moral deliberation, but we do so in a post-modern, secular Canadian society and a society comprised of many faiths and cultures. Profound cultural shifts have taken in place in Canada in a short period of time. … Read More
Declaration of Faith Concerning Church and Nation
The vibrant echoes of the Barmen Declaration of 1934 made its impact on Canadian theologians. In 1954, after an enlarged committee had been formed to produce a statement of faith expressive of the Lordship of Christ, the Declaration of Faith Concerning Church and Nation took its final form. … Read More
Canadian Presbyterians Engage the Political Principalities and Powers
Presbyterians believe that the church is to be free from state interference, but how involved can a Presbyterian be in the political scene and remain free to act as the conscience of the state? This article explores some of the ways Canadian Presbyterians have been involved in the Canadian political sphere. … Read More
Review: John Moir, Early Presbyterianism in Canada
John Moir is among the most influential historians of Christianity in Canada, having a special interest in The Presbyterian Church in Canada. He is the author of the denomination's official history, Enduring Witness which tells the stories of notable Presbyterian women and men. … Read More
Editorial – Prayer
Prayer is more powerful than habits, heredity, natural tendencies, and even the forces that hold the planets in place, since it can suspend the laws of the universe, if such be God's will. No other power on earth does the enemy of souls hate and fear as much as prayer. … Read More
Bringing Heaven Down
The only thing the first disciples of Jesus are recorded to have asked Jesus to teach them is how to pray. The fifty-seven words He taught them are brilliant in their simplicity and change the way we understand God, ourselves, and the world. … Read More
The Blessings of the Power of Prayer
Having been raised in a praying family, the author chronicles the rise of a large, interdenominational Prayer Fellowship. She shares the Prayer Group Covenant and some other helpful aspects of the Prayer Fellowship's characteristics. … Read more